About our authors Frederick N. Martin, PhD, is the Lillie Hage Jamail Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to Introduction to Audiology, he has authored 7 books, co-authored another 7, edited 13, and co-edited 3 including texts on pediatric audiology, medical audiology, and audiological counseling. He has written 24 chapters for edited texts, 122 journal articles, 104 convention or conference papers and 5 CD-ROMs. Dr. Martin was named Professor of the Year by the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association for 2002 to 2003 and is the recipient of numerous additional teaching awards and recognitions including the Career Award in Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology.John Greer Clark, PhD, is a professor and director of audiology education at the University of Cincinnati. A frequent presenter at state, national and international conferences, he has served as a faculty fellow for the Ida Institute in Naerum, Denmark and a board member of the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Clark is a past president of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology and past chair of the American Board of Audiology. He is the author of over 100 publications including 3 edited textbooks, a variety of coedited and coauthored texts (including the popular Counseling-Infused Audiologic Careco--authored with Dr. Kristina English and published by Pearson), 2 single-authored books and 17 book chapters. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology.

• Part I: Elements of Audiology The Profession of AudiologySound and Its MeasurementPart II: Hearing Assessment The Human Ear, Hearing Loss, and Pure-Tone Hearing TestsSpeech AudiometryMaskingPhysiological Tests of the Auditory SystemPediatric Hearing Loss Identification and AssessmentPart III: Hearing Disorders The Outer EarThe Middle EarThe Inner EarThe Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory PathwaysNonorganic Hearing LossPart IV: Audiological Management Beyond Hearing: Management of Balance Disorders, Tinnitus, and Decreased Sound ToleranceAmplification/Sensory SystemsPatient Management

About our authors Frederick N. Martin, PhD, is the Lillie Hage Jamail Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to Introduction to Audiology, he has authored 7 books, co-authored another 7, edited 13, and co-edited 3 including texts on pediatric audiology, medical audiology, and audiological counseling. He has written 24 chapters for edited texts, 122 journal articles, 104 convention or conference papers and 5 CD-ROMs. Dr. Martin was named Professor of the Year by the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association for 2002 to 2003 and is the recipient of numerous additional teaching awards and recognitions including the Career Award in Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology.John Greer Clark, PhD, is a professor and director of audiology education at the University of Cincinnati. A frequent presenter at state, national and international conferences, he has served as a faculty fellow for the Ida Institute in Naerum, Denmark and a board member of the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Clark is a past president of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology and past chair of the American Board of Audiology. He is the author of over 100 publications including 3 edited textbooks, a variety of coedited and coauthored texts (including the popular Counseling-Infused Audiologic Careco--authored with Dr. Kristina English and published by Pearson), 2 single-authored books and 17 book chapters. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology.

• Part I: Elements of Audiology The Profession of AudiologySound and Its MeasurementPart II: Hearing Assessment The Human Ear, Hearing Loss, and Pure-Tone Hearing TestsSpeech AudiometryMaskingPhysiological Tests of the Auditory SystemPediatric Hearing Loss Identification and AssessmentPart III: Hearing Disorders The Outer EarThe Middle EarThe Inner EarThe Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory PathwaysNonorganic Hearing LossPart IV: Audiological Management Beyond Hearing: Management of Balance Disorders, Tinnitus, and Decreased Sound ToleranceAmplification/Sensory SystemsPatient Management

About our authors Frederick N. Martin, PhD, is the Lillie Hage Jamail Centennial Professor Emeritus in Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to Introduction to Audiology, he has authored 7 books, co-authored another 7, edited 13, and co-edited 3 including texts on pediatric audiology, medical audiology, and audiological counseling. He has written 24 chapters for edited texts, 122 journal articles, 104 convention or conference papers and 5 CD-ROMs. Dr. Martin was named Professor of the Year by the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association for 2002 to 2003 and is the recipient of numerous additional teaching awards and recognitions including the Career Award in Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology.John Greer Clark, PhD, is a professor and director of audiology education at the University of Cincinnati. A frequent presenter at state, national and international conferences, he has served as a faculty fellow for the Ida Institute in Naerum, Denmark and a board member of the American Academy of Audiology. Dr. Clark is a past president of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology and past chair of the American Board of Audiology. He is the author of over 100 publications including 3 edited textbooks, a variety of coedited and coauthored texts (including the popular Counseling-Infused Audiologic Careco--authored with Dr. Kristina English and published by Pearson), 2 single-authored books and 17 book chapters. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology.

• Part I: Elements of Audiology The Profession of AudiologySound and Its MeasurementPart II: Hearing Assessment The Human Ear, Hearing Loss, and Pure-Tone Hearing TestsSpeech AudiometryMaskingPhysiological Tests of the Auditory SystemPediatric Hearing Loss Identification and AssessmentPart III: Hearing Disorders The Outer EarThe Middle EarThe Inner EarThe Auditory Nerve and Central Auditory PathwaysNonorganic Hearing LossPart IV: Audiological Management Beyond Hearing: Management of Balance Disorders, Tinnitus, and Decreased Sound ToleranceAmplification/Sensory SystemsPatient Management